Title 10, Title 10: Utah Municipal Code

10-3b-105. Municipal council in six-member council and five-member council forms of government. In a municipality operating under a six-member council form of government or a five-member council form of government, the council: (1) is the legislative body of the municipality and …

10-3b-201. Separate branches of government under a council-mayor form of government. The powers of municipal government in a municipality operating under the council-mayor form of government are vested in two separate, independent, and equal branches of municipal government consi…

10-3b-202. Mayor in council-mayor form of government. (1) The mayor in a municipality operating under the council-mayor form of government: is the chief executive and administrative officer of the municipality; exercises the executive and administrative powers and performs or sup…

10-3b-203. Council in a council-mayor form of government. (1) The council in a municipality operating under a council-mayor form of government: shall: by ordinance, provide for the manner in which: municipal property is bought, sold, traded, encumbered, or otherwise transferred; …

10-3b-204. Presenting council action to mayor -- Veto -- Reconsideration -- When ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation takes effect. (1) The council in each municipality operating under a council-mayor form of municipal government shall present to the mayor each ordinance, tax le…

10-3b-205. Rules and regulations by municipal officers. A municipal officer in a municipality operating under a council-mayor form of government may prescribe rules and regulations, not inconsistent with statute, municipal ordinance, or the merit plan.

10-3b-301. Municipal government powers vested in a six-member council. The powers of municipal government in a municipality operating under the six-member council form of government are vested in a council consisting of six members, one of which is a mayor.

10-3b-302. Mayor in six-member council form of government -- Mayor pro tempore. (1) The mayor in a municipality operating under a six-member council form of municipal government: is, except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), a nonvoting member of the council; votes as a voting mem…

10-3b-303. Council in six-member council form of government. (1) The council in a municipality operating under a six-member council form of government: exercises any executive or administrative power and performs or supervises the performance of any executive or administrative du…

10-3b-401. Municipal government powers vested in a five-member council. The powers of municipal government in a municipality operating under the five-member council form of municipal government are vested in a council consisting of five members, one of which is a mayor.

10-3b-402. Mayor in a five-member council form of government. (1) The mayor in a municipality operating under a five-member council form of municipal government: is a regular and voting member of the council; is the chair of the council and presides at all council meetings; exerc…

10-3b-403. Council in a five-member council form of government. (1) The council in a municipality operating under a five-member council form of municipal government: exercises any executive or administrative power and performs or supervises the performance of any executive or adm…

10-3b-601. Authority to change to another form of municipal government. As provided in this part, a municipality may change from the form of government under which it operates to: (1) the council-mayor form of government with a five-member council; (2) the council-mayor form of g…

10-3b-602. Voter approval required for a change in the form of government. A municipality may not change its form of government under this part unless voters of the municipality approve the change at an election held for that purpose.

10-3b-603. Resolution or petition proposing a change in the form of government. (1) The process to change the form of government under which a municipality operates is initiated by: the council's adoption of a resolution proposing a change; or the filing of a petition, as provide…

10-3b-604. Limitations on adoption of a resolution and filing of a petition. A resolution may not be adopted under Subsectionand a petition may not be filed under Subsectionwithin: (1) four years after an election at which voters reject a proposal to change the municipality's for…

10-3b-605. Ballot form. The ballot at an election on a proposal to change the municipality's form of government shall: (1) state the ballot question substantially as follows: "Shall [state the municipality's name], Utah, change its form of government to the [state "council-mayor …

10-3b-606. Election of officers after a change in the form of government. (1) If voters approve a proposal to change the municipality's form of government at an election held as provided in this part, an election of officers under the new form of government shall be held on the m…

10-3b-607. Effective date of change in the form of government. A change in the form of government under this chapter takes effect at noon on the first Monday of January next following the election of officers under Section.